LookAt

LookAt is a special Vertex Options feature that manipulates the Vertices to face towards the Camera in a billboard-like fashion. It can be used to allow your model's Eyes to always focus towards the third-person's point of view.

LookAt is considered an Advanced Feature. Therefore, it is not made for beginners.

Breaks with Avatar Scaling!

LookAt does not behave correctly with Avatar Scaling due to shader limitations! Therefore, you may need to do some math to account for scaling changes if opting for scaling-related Animator Parameters.

Look-At Mask

Type

Texture Slot

Accepts

Data texturesRGB Off

Mask slot that determines the Controls for each of the Channels defined in the Mask.

Mipmapping Issues

Mipmaps can create vertex-related issues on LookAt, causing possible neighboring parts to start deforming. Therefore, it may be beneficial to turn off Generate Mipmaps for this texture.

Controls (Color Mask)

Type

Toggle

Enables the Controls for the mentioned Mask.

Documentation Info

The following properties below will appear for each Color Mask you are customizing the Controls for. They are independent of each other.

Alpha

Type

Range

Range

0to1

Controls the overall visibility of the LookAt effect. 0 would be no effect, 0.5 would be half of the effect, and 1.0 would be the full effect.

tip

Animate this slider when creating toggles for LookAt on this Material. Animating the Section Header will not work!

Target Up Direction

Type

Dropdown

Options

View Dir UpWorld UpCamera UpModel Up

Sets the target upwards direction for the LookAt.

Forward Direction

Type

Vector3

Sets the forwards direction of LookAt. By default, this would be Z = 1, as this is the common forward direction in Unity.

Up Direction

Type

Vector3

Sets the upwards direction of LookAt. By default, this would be Y = 1, as this is the common upwards direction in Unity.

Pivot Position

Type

Vector3

Sets the main Pivot of the area affected by the Mask.

View From Position

Type

Vector3

Sets how the Pivot should focus to the camera, like a rotational offset.

Distance Falloff

Type

Vector2

Controls the falloff distance of LookAt.

FoV Falloff

Type

Vector2

Controls the Field of View falloff.

Max Pitch (X)

Type

Clamped Slider

Range

-180to180

Clamps the maximum rotational Pitch of the affected mask on the X-axis (Up/Down).

Max Yaw (Y)

Type

Clamped Slider

Range

-180to180

Clamps the maximum rotational Yaw of the affected mask on the Y-axis (Left/Right).

Max Roll (Z)

Type

Clamped Slider

Range

-180to180

Clamps the maximum rotational Roll of the affected mask on the Z-axis (Barrel Roll).

Visibility

Type

Toggle

Enables the visibility modifier, which includes features similar to the Mirror/Camera Visibility feature. This can affect how LookAt appears either Normally, in the Mirror, or in the Camera.

Use this section to specifically control how LookAt should appear in specific scenarios.

Mode

Type

Dropdown

Options

VRCGeneric

Sets the behavioral mode for the LookAt visibility.

• VRC: Changes settings that cater to VRChat-specific functionality.
• Generic: Changes settings that are for general usages, with limited options available.

VRC: Mode Settings

These settings below will show if Mode is set to VRC.

Normal (Outside Mirror/Camera)

Type

Toggle

Toggles the visibility of LookAt in a normal situation, without the requirement of a Mirror or a Camera. This will also affect the Editor preview.

Mirror (VR)

Type

Toggle

Toggles the visibility of LookAt in the Mirror in VR.

Mirror (Desktop)

Type

Toggle

Toggles the visibility of LookAt in the Mirror while on Desktop Mode.

Camera (VR)

Type

Toggle

Toggles the visibility of LookAt in Cameras in VR.

Camera (Desktop)

Type

Toggle

Toggles the visibility of LookAt in Cameras while on Desktop Mode.

Screenshot

Type

Toggle

Toggles the visibility of LookAt in Screenshots.

Generic: Mode Settings

These settings below will show if Mode is set to Generic.

Mirror Visibility

Type

Dropdown

Options

Show In BothShow Only In MirrorDon't Show In Mirror

Mode to use for the LookAt visibility.

Mirror Visibility Options

• Show In Both: LookAt will be shown both outside and inside the mirror.
• Show Only In Mirror: LookAt will only be shown inside the mirror.
• Don't Show In Mirror: LookAt will only be shown outside the mirror.

Audio Link

Type

Toggle

Enables Audio Link to control LookAt. This will affect ALL Alpha properties in LookAt.

info

The settings in this section will only be visible when Audio Link is activated on the Material.

Alpha Band

Type

Dropdown

Options

BassLow MidHigh MidTrebleVolume

Choice of which Band to use for the Alpha.

Alpha Audio Link

Type

Vector2

How much to add to or subtract from the Alpha with Audio.

Modifier	Function
Off	Amount changed to Alpha with No Audio in Alpha Band
On	Amount changed to Alpha with Max Audio in Alpha Band